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I’m not to old to play fort in the woods!  After a lot of talk my cousin Jordan and I have got together and done some bushcrafting. We decided to replace one of our hunting blinds that needed to be taken down for the summer with a shelter made of natural materials. We’ve used small limbs and saplings to construct the frame of our “shelter” and  tied everything into place with jute twine. At this point the frame for [...]

Imagine a far away land where there is no second amendment, where the leader of that land, a conservative no less, is vehemently opposed to guns and makes it his mission to restrict them. This man, the former Prime Minister John Howard would eventually declare that he hates guns and that he admires a lot of things about America but not its gun culture.  Of course this wasn’t ever in his election campaign. What was [...]

Can’t bring yourself to spend $35 on a flashlight for your EDC? After getting in the habit of carrying my FourSevens Preon 2, I always have a light in my pocket now. The Preon 2 is a great light, but it isn’t cheap. After having the misplaced the thing a few times, I’ve looked around and picked up a few super affordable lights to carry instead of risking loosing my Preon permanently. In comes the MXDL 3w. This [...]

The Cold Steel Spartan is one of those knives I just had to own. Whether I was going to use it or not, I wanted one. It’s such an impressive blade. The Spartan is styled after the Greek kopis swords. It features a scaled-down kukri style blade and a hand enveloping handle. If you’ve seen the movie 300 (who hasn’t?) you’ll agree the knife is named appropriately. Spartan Specs: Weight: 9.2 oz. Blade Thickness: 4 [...]

Good news for those of us in NC who’ve ever wondered if a fish was big enough to keep, or were looking for game lands to hunt. Today the NC Wildlife Resource Commission lunched a mobile website that will allow us on-the-go users to purchase licenses, report harvests, check regulations, find a nearby wildlife service agent and view interactive maps of boating access areas, shooting ranges and game lands. So next time you reel in a [...]